Recipe: Nourishing Broth

This wonderful recipe is full of vitamins to keep your skin, eyes, nervous and immune systems healthy. Add a handful of spinach, beansprouts, chopped chilli and a splash of tamari to make a delicious light lunch. You can also store this one in the freezer so you always have a hearty stock soup to hand.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 25 minutes

Serves: 5

Ingredients

2 litres of filtered water

2 large onions,

roughly chopped

5 cloves of garlic, crushed 3-4 sticks of celery, roughly chopped

2-3 carrots, roughly chopped 1 handful of herb stalks (optional)

3-4 bay leaves

1⁄2 tsp peppercorns,

1⁄2 tsp of coriander seeds

2 sheets of kombu (optional but makes a difference)

5-6 dried shiitake (any dried mushroom will do)

1/2 tsp turmeric (optional)

Method

Put the water in a large pan and heat. Add the vegetables, bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes before turning off and leaving to stand for 1 hour (longer if you are going out, but remember to cover!)

Strain and keep in the fridge. Use within 5 days or freeze in portions and use within a couple of months.